While Huang Xiao was trying to unravel the formation, the martial artists on the arena were still jumping off one after another.
The illusion formation remained in place, and all these martial artists were within it, so its influence was continuous.
Those with weak willpower and little knowledge of formations had been eliminated first.
Now, even some fairly powerful martial artists could no longer withstand it.
After jumping off the arena, every one of them was utterly bewildered.
Unfortunately, once they had come down, it meant their trial was over.
Quite a few people below were still shouting, hoping to warn their friends or fellow disciples above.
Unfortunately, their voices were destined to go unheard.
"You two held out quite a while." Huo Lian smiled when he saw Du Jiliang and Lu Qingzhong approach.
"A while? I felt like I barely held out at all," Du Jiliang asked.
"Quite a few people at the upper ancient realm late stage were eliminated long ago," Huo Lian said.
Hearing this, a hint of a smile appeared on Du Jiliang's face. "Who would have thought we weren't half bad?"
His frustration at having just been eliminated eased considerably.
They were only at the upper ancient realm middle stage. Lasting longer than those at the upper ancient realm late stage was an accomplishment.
"It's still going on. I wonder how many people they'll leave this time," Lu Qingzhong said, watching the people on the arena.
Half the people on the arena were already gone, yet their numbers were still shrinking, and not slowly, either.
It could be said that the illusion formation's power was constantly increasing. Otherwise, its original power would not have been enough to affect the experts still on the arena.
"They'll be lucky if a few thousand remain," Du Jiliang said.